Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1480: Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards
Status: In committee, March 23, 2026
Establishing certain civil penalties for violations of law involving the employment of minors; prohibiting employers from allowing the formation of a certain organization or entity under certain circumstances; authorizing certain private employees to petition the Public Employee Relations Board to resolve certain matters under certain circumstances; prohibiting Executive Branch units from applying for a waiver of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards FOR the purpose of establishing certain civil penalties for violations of law involving the employment of minors; prohibiting employers in the State from allowing the formation of a certain organization or entity that is expressly exempt from or not subject to the federal National Labor Relations Act or the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board…
From the engrossed text, March 21, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards FOR the purpose of establishing certain civil penalties for violations of law involving the employment of minors; prohibiting employers in the State from allowing the formation of a certain organization or entity that is expressly exempt from or not subject to the federal National Labor Relations Act or the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board; authorizing certain private employees to petition the Public Employee Relations Board to resolve certain matters under certain circumstances; authorizing the Public Employee Relations Board to resolve the petitions of private employees in a certain manner; prohibiting a unit of State government in the Executive Branch from applying to the federal government for a waiver of any applicable provision of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to monitor certain action by the federal government for a certain purpose; and generally relating to labor protections for minors, private employees, and State employees. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Labor and Employment Section 3-213 and 3-216 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY adding to EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter …